[Verse 1, adult black male vocals, ultra-low registertre] Salt on the road in my throat White dust, Midwest snow globe Gas station coffee gone cold Same exit, same day, same soul (brrt) Plows scrape rust off the curb Whole town stuck in third Heard they talking big words But they never leave the dirt (skkt) [Chorus] Long winter, long drive Same warehouses crawling by If they hate, then let 'em try They'll learn their lesson in time (brrt, skkt) Low people, low light Thin gloves, thick ice You can pray, you can lie They'll learn their lesson in time (yeah) [Verse 2] Slow business, back lot dim Clock hands limp on the rim Boss man chewing that brim Still short changing my limbs (skkt) Mailbox packed with the red Space heater right by the bed Dreams froze, half of 'em dead Other half stuck in my head (brrt) [Chorus] Long winter, long drive Same warehouses crawling by If they hate, then let 'em try They'll learn their lesson in time (yeah, skkt) Low people, low light Thin gloves, thick ice You can pray, you can lie [INTRO] Thanks to ken cagg for lyrics. and inspiration. We're out here. Depression is quiet. TIme to get loud. [CUT[ [Verse 1, adult black male vocals, ultra-low registertre] Salt on the road in my throat White dust, Midwest snow globe Gas station coffee gone cold Same exit, same day, same soul (brrt) Plows scrape rust off the curb Whole town stuck in third Heard they talking big words But they never leave the dirt (skkt) [Chorus] Long winter, long drive Same warehouses crawling by If they hate, then let 'em try They'll learn their lesson in time (brrt, skkt) Low people, low light Thin gloves, thick ice You can pray, you can lie They'll learn their lesson in time (yeah) [Verse 2] Slow business, back lot dim Clock hands limp on the rim Boss man chewing that brim Still short changing my limbs (skkt) Mailbox packed with the red Space heater right by the bed Dreams froze, half of 'em dead Other half stuck in my head (brrt) [Chorus] Long winter, long drive Same warehouses crawling by If they hate, then let 'em try They'll learn their lesson in time (yeah, skkt) Low people, low light Thin gloves, thick ice You can pray, you can lie They'll learn their lesson in time (brrt, brrt) [Bridge] Back tires spin in the gray Whole year stuck in today (skkt) If they cross me, let 'em say They'll learn, they'll learn, okay (brrt) [Chorus] Long winter, long drive Same poor houses on the side If they hate, then let 'em try They'll learn their lesson in time Low people, low light Still wearin' shorts - thick thighs. You can pray, you can lie They'll learn their lesson in time. [Verse, FINAL] Wake up, same ceiling, same war in the head, Smile in the mirror but the color all dead. People say “you good?” — yeah, that’s what I say, ’Cause explaining this storm takes too much of the day. Walking through crowds but I’m ghost in the scene, Loud world talking, never hearing what I mean. Every laugh rehearsed, every breath on loan, Funny how you feel the most when you feel alone. It ain’t always tears, sometimes it’s quiet, Sometimes it’s surviving and nobody buys it. Heavy like a secret that nobody can see, Whole world around me — still nobody sees me. Depression don’t scream, it whispers low, Sits in the room where nobody goes. Looks like I’m fine, yeah that’s the disguise, Storm in my chest but calm in my eyes. If you never felt it, you might never know, How loud it can get when it don’t even show. I’m saying I’m tired but nobody can see How heavy the silence is carryin’ me. (hold on..) Not looking for pity, not asking for fame, Just wish for one person to notice the pain. ’Cause I learned real early how to bury the weight, How to show up smiling even when I’m not okay. (yup...) Mind run laps like it’s stuck in a race, Depression don’t scream, it whispers low, Sits in the room where nobody goes. Looks like I’m fine, yeah that’s the disguise, Storm in my chest but calm in my eyes. [Outro] So then I keep walking… one breath, one step, one hit.. (hit..hit...hit)
